India intensifies crackdown on BBC over alleged financial violations.

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India intensifies crackdown on BBC over alleged financial violations.
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India's Enforcement Directorate has registered a case of foreign exchange violations against the India arm of the British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) after it released a documentary examining Prime Minister Narendra Modi's handling of a deadly 2002 riot. The directorate has questioned seven employees of the news organization and has asked BBC officials to submit relevant documents. The case was filed under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, which gives the Enforcement Directorate powers to investigate and impose penalties against those who breach foreign exchange laws.

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